Tom Daley: ‘My gold medal is seeing my household by my aspect’

Daley had stepped away from diving in 2021 after the final Olympics to deal with household, however ultimately, household is strictly what satisfied him to make a exceptional comeback simply two years later.

“It took me going to the Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs really, the place on the finish, there’s this video of what it means to be an Olympian. And it took me utterly off guard,” Daley stated.

“I had fairly an emotional response as my son … stated to me that he wished to see me dive within the Olympics. And, in fact, when your youngsters say that they need you to do one thing, whether or not it is getting again into the pool and coaching for the Olympics, you do it.”

Daley formally returned in December, profitable gold with Williams on the British Nationwide Diving Cup, with the pair then outlining their credentials on the worldwide stage when clinching the sliver on the World Championships in February – qualifying for Paris 2024 because of this.

It means Daley might be competing in entrance of an Olympic crowd for the primary time since Rio 2016, having gained gold and bronze behind closed doorways in Tokyo.

And with that gold medal already safely again residence, he isn’t placing any stress on himself this time round, and relishing the prospect of diving in entrance of his household – significantly his two sons.

“(At Tokyo 2020) there was none of that pleasure outdoors of the pool, which made it very focussed, but additionally made it very intense, whereas this time I feel numerous athletes want to actually take in the expertise. However for me, going into this by way of expectations, I simply need to have the ability to exit, present my finest,” Daley stated.

“My largest achievement is to have the ability to dive in entrance of my husband and my two little children.”